STaSIS, Inc. v. Schurtz et al

Filing 15

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 1/25/2012. (jat)

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ke

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t bls ha he t a n
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U nir c- pped i t nea f ur
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es i y t he
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wn h rj t n o mai n e a s
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ks en
w hi h co d be i r pa a y ha m e , ha U nir ni - ppe ha m a no a
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i nd ha SI
t sabls d ny re rbl nur ra i
t ext aor nar rem edy ofa TRO . Unir c- pped,nota part t t case,w as notpr ent
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he vi nce nt oduc att TRO he r ng,STaSI ha e t bls t
ed he
ai
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a e y i o f nda a on' e i ton r
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onf de i l i s nf m to nc udi e hni al t w e
d r he
STaSI l pt J cks us whie i STaSI S e pl
S a op a on ed
l n
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t l, he t emove fom de e ntJ c on' STa S
d r
f nda a ks s SI
l pt w a r t e t STa S on a SD c r f l i f lng oft l w s t
a op s e um d o
SI
a d olow ng ii
he a ui.

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f nda s hurz nd ac on r nty r mpl
t toni - pped
4. Unir c- ppe ha be i t s t ebusne s a untlr c ty, d not
toni chi d s en n he ofwar
i s , nd i e en l ha
m a ke e a pe f m a e a om o i ha dwa e.
r t d ny ror nc ut tve r r
U nir ni - pped am ounce t r l as o a e l i m odul rha dwa e lne o
t o c chi
l
d he e e e f n xc us ve
a r r i n
Januar 19,2012.
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m nt ndi a e ha he is r r t o t he r
s
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r l tons p w ih V ol w a n. STaSI i i nego i i nsw ih V ol wage a t
e a i hi t
ks ge
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n, nd he
co pe ii us ofispr i t r i or a i pos s a t e tt t e neg i tons
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he vi nce es nt d he
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s ts i d a lf r quie e s f r a TR O. The e de e s
a i fe 1 our e r m nt o
vi nc ugge t t def nda J c on
s s hat e nt a ks
m ia o i t d c i talbus nes i or a i upo hi de r ur f om STaSI A co of
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a trl a ng STa S, f nda sJ cks and Sc t beg wor ng f Unir c- ppe
fe e vi
SI de e nt a on
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ki or toni chi d.
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ee e
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s m ia t w ha i ha wih A udi La be tt s ii t tt de l e oft sr l tons p w ih
i lr o
tt s t
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V ol w a n i via t STa S' busne sa c e nsove m i a opr a i ofis c i nta
ks ge s t l o
SI S i s nd onc r
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c t tt TRO he r ng,STa S a a s lke y t s ce d on t m e is ofisl ga c ai s
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